New Zimbabwe PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will Tuesday join three other Heads of State in Southern Africa to discuss the management of the elephant population in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Area. According to a notice of the meeting, Presidents Mnangagwa,...
Abby Ellin, The New York Times This year marks the sixth anniversary of the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, South Africa’s predominantly female team of anti-poachers. Established in 2013, the 36 women patrol the Balule Nature Reserve, a 100,000-acre private...
By APA News in Journal du Cameroun Botswana on Friday took a swipe at the Western media over what it described as sensational reportage about the alleged plight of elephants while ignoring the impact of the animals on rural communities in the southern African...
Lugeretzia Kooper, The Namibian A man was denied bail on a charge of possession of six elephant tusks yesterday in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate's Court. Mathew Mwilima (35), was arrested on Tuesday night at Kopani village in the Masokotwani area after the police...
Jeremiah Wakaya, Capital FM Kenya NAIROBI, KENYA: Three rescued elephant calves have been translocated to a holding facility at the Sera Wildlife Conservancy in Samburu County in a first initiative carried out by the Kenya Wildlife Service in conjunction with the...
Werner Menges, The Namibian An elderly Chinese man who admitted that he had illegal wildlife products, including a rhinoceros horn, and a firearm in his possession at the start of last year was sentenced to pay fines totalling N$156 000 by the Windhoek Regional Court...
Botswana Unplugged The Government of Botswana through Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism will be hosting the Kasane Elephant Summit on the 7th May 2019 at Mowana Safari Resort and Spa from 0800hrs. The summit will be officially opened...
Xinhua The airport customs in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong Province, said Wednesday that 80 pieces of ivory products were seized from a Chinese male passenger returning from Japan. Sixty-six pieces weighing 667 grams, including seals, combs, cigarette...
APA News Wardens of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in Sinoe County have confirmed the arrest and handing over to the Liberia National Police of a hunter. The hunter, identified as Saturday Jarwee, 60, is accused of killing four elephants in the Sapo National...
The New Zimbabwe An 18-year-old Hurungwe boy, has been jailed nine years after being arrested and charged with illegal possession of elephant tasks. In a statement police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) spokesperson Inspector Portia Chinho said Tendai Reason...